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BBS Route · Florida · BCR 31

Boca Raton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 21 survey years, no longer active.

75Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1994Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Florida Boca Raton

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Boca Raton route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae1421994+230%1970
European StarlingSturnidae110199431×1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1071994+10%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae851994-37%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae401994+11%1970
House SparrowPasseridae371994-83%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae261994+810%1970
Blue JayCorvidae241994-6%1970
White IbisThreskiornithidae181990+633%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae171994+43%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae171994-59%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae131982-59%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae131994n/an/a
Black VultureCathartidae9199418×1981
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae81994-78%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae71994-92%1970
Least TernLaridae61994+110%1970
Snowy EgretArdeidae61982-85%1973
Green HeronArdeidae61994+27%1971
Common GallinuleRallidae61994+50%1970
AnhingaAnhingidae61994+60%1979
Burrowing OwlStrigidae51990-20%1970
Royal TernLaridae41988-70%1971
Brown PelicanPelecanidae41990+43%1974
Tricolored HeronArdeidae41994+133%1982
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae41994-65%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41983-83%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae41994-72%1970
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittaculidae41988n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae31968n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31983-85%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae31994+200%1976
Great EgretArdeidae21990-69%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae21990+18%1970
Common Ground DoveColumbidae21994-79%1970
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae21989+0%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21994-79%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae21972+100%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae21994+67%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae21990-50%1970

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.